Went to see the band do a warm up gig for the world tour at Friars Aylesbury last night. They appear to be using the Nord Mellotron library to good effect. There was quite a bit of early material played including Starless, Epitaph, 21st CSM and ITCOTCK.
I have to say that in a live situation, the Nord stood its ground pretty well. There's a quite a decent EQ on the instrument as well as some pretty good amp and effect simulations, enough to fool most people I would think. And during those early songs it was well up in the mix, and I'm pretty certain it created enough of a 1969 vibe to send the audience home on a significant high.
AK